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View your Google Analytics data in a stylish fashion with Analytix for Android

February 1st, 2012 2:00pm No comments

View your Google Analytics data in a stylish fashion with Analytix for Android

If you want to keep track of your Google Analytics facts’n'figures on the move, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything more comprehensive as the Analytix app for Android phones and tablets.

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It’s not all about the iPad – Google Chromebooks are also catching on in US schools

January 25th, 2012 4:45pm No comments

Google Chromebooks catching on in US schools

There’s been much discussion about what kind of technology is best for students, with conflicting opinions arguing over the likes of the iPad and education-targeted machines like the Lenovo X130e.

While we’ve taken a keen interest in the debate, we have to admit we’d forgotten all about Google’s Chromebooks as a tool for classrooms- yet it seems they are quietly gaining (some) traction in US schools.

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Google Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying

January 19th, 2012 10:30am No comments

Google Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying

Google has teamed up with online train ticketing website thetrainline.com, with the partnership integrating  national rail travel information directly within Google Maps.

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Christmas Google Doodle animates, bangs out ‘Jingle Bells’

December 24th, 2011 12:38pm No comments

Christmas Google Doodle animates, bangs out 'Jingle Bells'

We reported on what we thought was a rather understated Christmas Google doodle yesterday, but an large extra dollop of festive spirit has now been added to the google.com homepage.

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Google gets in the festive spirit with a Christmas doodle

December 23rd, 2011 3:55pm 1 comment

Google gets in the festive spirit with a Christmas doodle

With some parts of the world (like New Zealand, South Korea and Japan) already into Christmas Eve, Google’s festive logo has started appearing on their search homepage.

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Google serves up a snowy treat for searchers

December 17th, 2011 5:38pm No comments

Google serves up a snowy treat for searchers

Google has served up a festive treat for searchers, with a neat trick being served up for surfers typing in a certain seasonal phrase.

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Android app downloads pass ten billion, growing at a rate of one billion per month

December 7th, 2011 9:07am No comments

Android app downloads pass ten billion, growing at a rate of one billion per month

In the  past weekend, Android users around the world managed to burst through the 10 billion app download landmark – an astonishing total.

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Google Maps adds indoor maps and floor plans

November 30th, 2011 10:15am No comments

Google Maps adds indoor maps and floor plans

Although Google Maps is great for finding your way around streets and cities, up until now it’s only taken care of the outside of buildings.

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Google stamps the foot of death on Google Wave, coffin booked for April 2012

November 25th, 2011 11:19am No comments

Google says goodbye to Google Wave, all turned off by April 2012

Google has sent out an email biding farewell to its “I coulda been a challenger” Google Wave service, which was deigned to let users “communicate and collaborate in real time.”

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Google upgrades Search app for iPad, adds swishy new features

November 21st, 2011 7:31pm No comments

Google upgrades Search app for iPad, adds swishy new features

Google has declared itself pleased to be launching a ‘significant redesign’ for their Google Search for iPad application, and have released a plinky-plonky video showing off its new features.

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Google Street View invites users to take a walk in the park

November 2nd, 2011 9:45am No comments

Google Street View invites users to take a walk in the park

The Google Street View team has been busy, with the pedals on the Street View trike powering the cameras across the 22 different countries to snap some of the world’s most beautiful parks.

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Google get into the Halloween spirit with time-lapse pumpkin carving

October 31st, 2011 10:41am No comments

Google get into the Halloween spirit with time-lapse pumpkin carving

Americans tend to go a bit nuts for Halloween, and Google seem to have got right into the spirit too, releasing a time-lapse video showing their doodle team and friends carving giant pumpkins.

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Google Translate v2.2 for Android adds more clever speech to speech support

October 14th, 2011 9:15am No comments

Google Translate v2.2 for Android adds more clever speech to speech support

Google have just bolted on some extra functionality to their rather clever Google Translate app for Android, with their experimental Conversation Mode feature now supporting more languages.

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Google+ gets social games and puts the heat on Facebook

August 12th, 2011 10:25am No comments

Google+ gets social games to put the heat on Facebook

In its quest to serve up a more compelling alternative to the all-conquering Facebook, Google has added games to its Google+ social networking project.

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Google rubs hands and cackles wildly as record breaking revenue announced

July 15th, 2011 9:30am No comments

Google rubs hands and cackles wildly as record breaking revenue announced

Google has released its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, with the company announcing record breaking revenues.

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